Bottle.



PATENTED APR. 7, 1908.

v A. s. KIRK.

BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2 1906.

(Unuculez c KIRK, OF MONETT, MISSOURI.

BOTTLE.

Lt'i'o. 884,168, pecificetion of Letters Patent. Patented. April '7, 1908.

c Be it known that nty of Berry and at tienert in ented new and r L- on relates oothes n nnoeous to n r sp nrio us cork being; i

' upper greater leng "he neck 4 i the body of mental liOllll oit' trinn l. 1 l. .c t y I j-si'inpii'iic 'rirl :ri'. LlHil' lower reduced on: he op uni oi' the body t L llc of lhe ner 2. in

lli tll portions,

ill-i. neck is point the neck l'iiilil' series ii. Iniilililll; conczicd or l'rziiigible .510 top portion il'iiliill oil to ex- 1 lo! ilre ex rings 5 lcrl portion 'or; filed November 24, 1.9% Serial No. 3%,909.

and normally prevent access to the stopper nniy their 3. This stopper 8 may be of glass 01' other nimble material which cannot be penetrated 1 without giving visual evidence of the fact that the bottle has been tampered with.

ter the bottle has been filled the neck 2 is sealed by the stopper 8 and the stopper 8 applied to permanently close the neck 4, which is preferably accomplished by securing the some in position by the use of an indissoluble cement, thus el'l'ectually-preventin its removal vithout breaking the neck 4. Vi hen it is desired to gain access to the bottle, the upper portion of the neck i is struck with or n: an object, thus breaking the u per thereof oii on the line of the perforanl mposing'the stopper 3, which be extracted.

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5 the shield will thus be left intact with the of the inner neck upon the breaking of the outer neck will be prevented, since the transmitted transverse strain will sustained by the thickened part of the inner neck, thus obviating the possibility of fracture. If it is not desired to break oil the upper portion of the neck i on. the line of the weakened portion. 5, the entire neck may I e b: an off at the weakened portion formed or the V'- shnped projections 4 thus fully'exposing the neck 2 so that it may be grasped in the operation of handling or nninipuiating the bottle.

llliving' thus described the invention, What is claimed as new,

The hereiiwlesrrilml bottle or the like receptacle having; 21, llliing or discharge neck externally enlarged or thickened at its upper end 2L removable closure therefor, an externrtl shield lorniednt its lower end with spaced V-shzipcd projections integral with the shoulder of the bottle body at the base of the neck, said shield extending ZllM we and being spaced wholly from the neck and of subin appearance.

The base portion or",

- stantiall uniform diameter throughout, and In testimony whereof, I affix my signature provifile below and immediately adjacent to in presence of two Witnesses. the t ickeped up er end of said neck with an q annular series oi openings forming a Week ALBERT KIRK Witnesses H. J. WMGHTMAN, B. A. ATTAWAY.

5 ened portion, whereby the shiel may be fractured at dietiaiet points for the removal of the Whole or yertion thereof. 

